ba-

ba-

1. a plural prefix

• Africana Marburgensia (1973)

• IPA^(key): /ba/, [ba]

ba-

1. (Southern) if

   Izozki bat erosiko dizut erosketak egiten badituzu.

   I'll buy you an icecream if you do the shopping.

• ba (see usage notes)

ba-

1. Prefixed to verb forms to show emphasis.

   Nik badaukat erantzun zuzena.

   I do have the correct answer.

When used together with the particles al, omen and ote; it is written as a separate word before the other particle (see ba for usage examples).

• “ba-”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bà-

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bà-. Compare Swahili wa-.

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

• bat-

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

ba-

1. forms question words, what?

• the form bat- is used only before locative -cha.
• combining forms only, not used with the nominative

but with most other case markers

• Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎^[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 48

• IPA^(key): /bà-/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bə̀-]

bà-

1. A prefix indicating ethnic or geographical origin or, less often, someone's trade.

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̀-/

ba-

1. (disjunct prefix of position I)
   Postpositional prefix occurring in conjunction with di- in themes related to exhaustion, completion
   ► Navajo terms prefixed with ba- (postpositional)

From Malay ber-

• IPA^(key): /ba-/
• Note: Just like any other prefixes in the language, it's usually unstressed in many words.

ba-

1. Verb-deriving suffix
   1. Used to form a verb from another word.

      roko (“cigarate”) > baroko (“to smoke”)

   2. Used to form a verb that has the meaning of 'to become or get'.

      panas (“hot”) > bapanas (“to become hot”)

   3. Used to form the voluntariness of a verb.

      jatong (“to fall”) > bajatong (“to fall (on purpose)”)

   4. Used to form a reciprocal verb.

      poló (“to hug”) > bapoló (“to hug (each other)”)

   5. Used to form a reflexive verb.

      ganti (“to change”) > baganti (“to change (one's own clothing)”)

   6. Used to intensify a verb, sometimes with the purpose of making it more 'intransitive'.

      cek (“to check”) > bacék (“to check”)

2. Adjective-deriving suffix
   1. Used to form an adjective that has the meaning of 'having a (property of) or related to'.

      asap (“smoke”) > baasap (“smoking, smoky”)

   2. (sometimes with the base word reduplicated) Used to form an adjective that has the meaning of 'having a similar characteristic of'.

      Cina (“China; Chinese”) > bacina (“somewhat Chinese”)

3. (rare) Numeral-deriving suffix
   1. Used to form a number that has the meaning of 'each of'.
   2. (rough translation, with the base word reduplicated) Used to form a number that has the meaning of 'each of' and "togetherness".

Other terms prefixed with this prefix:

• baku-
• ta-
• pang- (uncommon)

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

ba-

1. A clitic added to the plural forms of nouns that are identical to the singular forms in order to mark plurality explicitly.
   1. Added to the plural forms of some nouns that do have distinct plural forms in order to express that various individuals are meant.

• Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bá-bà-.

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

• (before /e/) be-
• (before /o/) bo-

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

• IPA^(key): /βa-/

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord

   ‎ba- + ‎-kora (“to do”) → ‎bakora (“they do”)

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 413

From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

ba-

1. Class 2 noun prefix.

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

ba-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bà-.

ba-

1. Class 2 simple noun prefix.

From Proto-Bantu *bá-.

bá-

1. they; class 2 subject concord.
2. them; class 2 object concord.

From Proto-Bantu *báá-.

ba-

1. of; class 2 possessive concord.

From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́á-.

ba-

1. of; class 14 possessive concord.